Nebraska Scenic Wonders and Federal Works Bill Prospects
The piece highlights Scotts Bluff National Monument and other western Nebraska sights along the North Platte and Oregon Trail corridor. It notes federal public works funding potentially delivering 7.5 million dollars to Nebraska and describes Agate fossil beds, Smithsonian and university museum holdings, and ongoing university excavations on Captain Harold Cook’s Sioux County ranch.
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Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Nebraska Panhandle
North Platte River
Pine Ridge
Dawes County
Scott's Bluff National Monument
North Platte Valley
California
Harold Cook
Sioux County
Smithsonian Institution
Harvard
Nebraska University
Cook Ranch
T Jail Rocks
Bridgeport
Chimney Rocks
Bayard
Millions for Nebraska and Midwest public works bill
The $3 3 billion administration public works bill introduced in the House could fund highways and river projects in the Midwest. Iowa would get about 10 million, Nebraska about 7 5 million, and South Dakota roughly 35 7 million. It aims to complete rivers and harbors work and develop a 9 foot Missouri river channel from Sioux City to Kansas City with possible expansion to Yankton and reservoir builds near Fort Peck Montana and Topeka Kansas. Reservoir costs near 120 million await official approval.
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Washington
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
War Department
Missouri River
Sioux City
Kansaug’ City
Yankton
S. C
Fort Peck
Mont
Topeka
Kas
Army
Beet Sugar Industry Sees $2 Million Gain for West
Sugar experts forecast a 25 percent rise in beet crops in Colorado Nebraska Wyoming and Montana with Great Western Sugar predicting over 1/4 larger harvest than 1932. May 15 planted area stood at 286 031 acres up 20 percent from last year and 30 percent above harvested acreage.
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Denver
West
Mountain States
Great ‘Western Sugar Company
Colorado
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
US disarmament policy aims at real progress and supervision
Edward W. Pickard reports from Geneva as Norman Z. Davie outlines US stance on peace and disarmament. Davis calls for strict arms reductions and international supervision while promising to join collective actions against aggressors. France seeks stronger mutual aid and genuine supervision amid tense reactions from Britain, Germany, Italy.
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United States
Norman
Davie
Geneva
Roosevelt
Mr. Davis
Davis
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
France
Impeachment Trial Ends With Narrow Senate Vote
Federal judge Harold Lodd erback of California was acquitted in the impeachment trial in the Senate but escaped by a narrow margin. On the fifth and most comprehensive charge 45 senators voted guilty and eight for acquittal. Under the constitutional impeachment procedure a two thirds vote is necessary for conviction.
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Ederal
Harold Lodderback
California
Senate
Uder
Senate hearing probes J. P. Morgan & Co profits tax
The senate banking committee, led by J Pierpont Morgan as chief witness and Ferdinand Pecora handling questioning, exposes Morgan & Co tax history for 1930 31 32 with no income tax paid by the firm and a 21 million loss written off in 1931 amid asset revaluation explanations. Leonard Keyes, office manager, outlined the revaluation as the inevitable result of assets adjustment.
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J. P. Morgan & Co
America
Senate Banking Committee
J. Pierpont Morgan
Ferdinand Pecora
John W. Davia
Morgan
Pecora
Glass
McAdoo
Leonard Keyes
Keyes
New Deal Recovery Bill Details Tax Hikes and Public Works Plan
The administration aims for a 3.3 billion national recovery bill funded by higher income and gasoline taxes and stock dividend tax boosts. It adds a one year extension of revenue taxes, with income tax rate increases and a new tax on dividends. Gasoline tax would rise by three quarters of a cent. The plan includes financing public works and appoints Hugh S. Johnson to oversee industry controls.
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Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Moline
Government starts raparison of credit under farm act powers
The government uses presidential authority to expand credit by buying government bonds in the open market. Banks initially purchased 25 million dollars in bonds as part of the plan to curb inflation, according to Woodin.
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Woodin
New Farm Act Appointments Set To Oversee Trade
President Roosevelt seeks a tariff truce as diplomats prepare for protests from Europe and Canada. Guy C. Shepard of Evanston is named administrator in charge of packing house products under the act, with C. A. Cobb of Atlanta handling cotton work. Both join Prof. M. L. Wilson, wheat administrator, in the new administration team.
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Roosevelt
Europe
Canada
Wallace
George N. Peek
Guy C. Shepard
Evanston
Shepard
Cudahy Packing Company
C. A. Cobb
Atlanta, Ga
M. L. Wilson
New York Votes for Prohibition Repeal Convention
New York state backed repeal by about twelve to one overall and forty to one in New York City. One hundred fifty delegates elected pledge to repeal and will convene in Albany on June 27 to ratify the change, making New York the sixth state to ratify the repeal amendment to the Constitution.
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York State
New York City
Albany
Empire State
Buffer zone lines traced around Peiping and Tientsin
Troops would stay south of a Great Wall to Lutai coastal line that runs north of Peiping and Tientsin, creating a buffer between China and Manchukuo. Han Fu-chu and Hwangfu would administer the zone. Renewed clashes occurred at Tungchow, near Peiping.
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Great Wall
Peiping
Lutai
Tientsin
China
Manchukuo
Han Fu-chu
Shantung Province
Hwang-fu
Tungchow
Cuban crackdown rockets with Ortiz leading ruthless tactics
Cuban authorities wage a hard line against revolutionaries led by Maj. Arsenio Ortiz, accused of torturing rebels in Oriente and Sancti Spiritus with hangings and hostage threats, as the Machado government pursues a violent campaign amid ongoing peace talks. The report also notes Chicago’s Century of Progress fair opening with a night lighting display linked to Arcturus.
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Cuba
Machado
Arsenio Ortis
Oriente
Santa Clara
Camaguey
Carlos
Leyva
Taguasco
Ortiz
Sancti Spiritus
Michigan Avenue
Fairey
Chicago
Exposition Area
Arcturus
Neway
Unica
Gering Council Revises Loan Plan For Light Plant
The Gering city council decided to apply to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for a loan to build a light plant. The RBFC rejected a $2,000 loan for the plant and a city auditorium, but the revised project would cut about $30,000 from the cost.
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Gering
Fimanos Corporation
RB. F. C
Nebraska highway funds would cover 76 percent this biennium
State Engineer Roy Cochran said that even if Nebraska receives 7.5 million dollars from President Roosevelt's public works program, highway construction funds for the current biennium would total about 76 percent of the 1931-1932 expenditures, which were 18,760,416 dollars.
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Roy Cochran
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Ancient earthwork mound found on Meek farm
Willian Gruetsch reports an artificial earth embankment on his Meek area farm. Rough estimates show about 120000 cubic yards of material shaped as a slight arc, winding from natural hills through woods and ending in a huge hill, with petrified bones protruding from the mound.
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Willian Gruetsch
Meek
Water rights hearing for historic Wynot mill reopens
State officials heard an application to permit a water right for a mill started after statehood. A Jones of Wynot seeks to revive operations his father began on the site. Dike Lee Willis and Bridgeport official Roy Cocraggin assisted as the State Engineer reviewed the request.
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A. Jones
Wynot
Dike Lee Willis
Ton Bureau
Bridgeport
Roy Cocraggin
Nebraska Gasoline Tax Collections Rise on Upgrade
Dr F Fulton director of agriculture reports Nebraska gasoline tax receipts rose to 642670 by May 23 from 643576 for April last year. He notes total April collections exceed March and will likely surpass last year’s April totals when all returns are in.
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Nebraska
F. Fulton
Nebraska births nearly double deaths last year says health director
Dr. P. H. Bartholomew notes 25 160 births and 12 923 deaths in Nebraska. Cancer caused 1 424 deaths, tuberculosis 280, and maternal 127. Beatrice 273 births 160 deaths, Grand Island 368 260, Norfolk 251 202, North Platte 246 141, Omaha 4 252 2 721. Cancer most deaths in Grand Island outside Lincoln and Omaha with 39. Fremont 24 cancer deaths.
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P. H. Bartholomew
Nebraska
Beatrice
Grand Island
Norfolk
North Platte
Omaha
Lincoln
Fremont Head
Bryan Bridge Named Nation's Most Beautiful 1932
The Bryan bridge over the Niobrara near Valentine was selected as the most beautiful steel bridge in the United States for 1932. State Engineer R. L. Cochran announced the award from the American Institute of Steel Construction in New York. Bridge awards are given in three classes based on cost with several named winners in other categories.
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United States
Bryan
Greenfield
Mass
Hackensack
Passaic Rivers
New Jersey
Omaha Air Show at Municipal Airport June 16 18
Favorites from past races join the third Omaha Air Show to feature a never seen stunting tri motor, an autogiro dogfight and Goofis comedy. Parachute leap will drop from 11 000 feet, ground clearance 1 000 feet. Races on a 5 mile triangle demand over 700 mph. Prices up to half prior costs.
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Omaha
Johnny Livingston
Bennie Howard
Betty Lund
Omaha Air Race Association
Woodmen of the World’ Building
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Qus Bluff
J. P. Morgan
Edward W. Pickard
Parker Gilbert
Morgan & Co
Alleghany Corporation
William H. Woodin
the Treasury
Charlies Francis Adams
Navy
Senator McAdoo
Newton D. Baker
John W. Davis
John J. Pershing
John Dane
P. Morgan
Hugh
Johnson
Major Ortiz
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